Nigel Lawrence & 2 others v Oceana Empowerment Trust

Enforcement notice issued. Information Regulator, 13 November 2025.

Record ID

za-ir-2025-0004

Jurisdiction

South Africa

Regulator

Information Regulator

Type

enforcement notice

Complainant

Nigel Lawrence, Samuel Williams and Michel Consalves

Date decided

13 November 2025

Respondent type

private

Sector

ngo

Violations

PAIA non-compliance, failure to release information

Provisions cited

PAIA 2000

Outcome

enforcement notice issued

Status

final

Source

Official document ↗

Source integrity

SHA-256 ca4088db059dd3a1…

Record verified

31 July 2026

The facts

Three former employees and beneficiaries of the Oceana Group Black Employee Share Trust requested access to information about the trust. The trust disclosed some records but refused others, arguing the requesters had not shown the information was needed to exercise or protect their rights. The Information Regulator set that decision aside.

Orders and outcome

Enforcement notice directing the trust to release the up-to-date list of beneficiaries and all documents relating to the sourcing of R292m, including any agreements and documents on loans or capital contributions. Announced at the Regulator's November 2025 briefing.

PAIA · ACCESS-TO-INFORMATION · EMPLOYMENT

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